For five years in a row, our health care system has ranked dead last in an annual review of systems across 11 industrialized nations. Shocked? Perhaps not, but there are some particularly frustrating points worth noting. Of the five overall…
For five years in a row, our health care system has ranked dead last in an annual review of systems across 11 industrialized nations. Shocked? Perhaps not, but there are some particularly frustrating points worth noting. Of the five overall…
Earlier this year the U.S. Census Bureau released a report about the more than 10 million non-citizen immigrants under age 35 residing in the United States. The data show more than half of these individuals came to the U.S. as…
Make sure October 1 is marked on your calendar – especially if you’re uninsured. That’s the day enrollment opens to purchase health insurance through the Washington Healthplanfinder, the new online marketplace for health benefits. Intended to increase access to affordable…
Welcoming a new child, fighting cancer, caring for an aging parent – there are a handful of times in life when we all need to take significant time off work to care for ourselves or our families. But too many Washington workers…
Testimony of Marilyn Watkins before the Washington State House Appropriations Committee on HB 2044, April 22, 2013 Good morning, I’m Marilyn Watkins of the Economic Opportunity Institute, also speaking also for the Washington Work and Family Coalition, which worked with…
New research by the National Partnership for Women and Families puts Seattle at the top of the list for the widest gender wage gap among the nation’s 50 largest metropolitan areas. That means Seattle women working full-time, year-round make a…
Nationally, women working full-time earn about 81% of men. Here in Washington, that number drops to 75%. One factor is the presence of information, science and technology jobs in Washington. Important industries for our state economy, they are high-paying sectors…
My name is Evelin Bargas. I live and work in Bellevue. I took a vacation day from work to come here with my husband and son and testify in support of family and medical leave insurance. My dad has been…
Testimony of Sarah Francis, Campaign Director, MomsRising Washington House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development Hearing on House Bill 1457 Implementing Family and Medical Leave Insurance, Feb. 5, 2013 Good morning. My name is Sarah Francis and I’m a campaign…
Testimony of Marilyn Watkins before the Washington State House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development on HB 1457 – Implementing family and medical leave insurance, February 5, 2013. Good morning. I’m Marilyn Watkins of the Economic Opportunity Institute. I also…
